25 Pounder info needed.

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Tony,

I personally can't help you but you might be pleasantly surprised at shipping costs if you do all the paperwork yourself.

I use an internet based freight company, E-Go, which is part of Hunter Express which services all east coast capital cities.
Basically you supply the info: weight, size and type of shipment and you get a quote online. If you pick up at a main depot you save even more than door to door service. Just requires the seller to attach a connote which you can email to him and arrange pickup at his address. Fairly simple instructions are supplied.

I shipped two NOS Ford axle shafts from Brisbane to Melbourne for $27 a couple years ago. I dropped them off at the local depot in Brisbane when I was up there on business, and picked them up at the local depot at Dandenong which cut the freight cost almost in half. I stayed three days in Brisbane and the axles beat me home!

Just Google E-Go and follow the prompts as they say.....

Best of luck.

[Private_collector]

Another friend of mine mentioned e-go too. The sender is really quite remote, though not enough to cause a problem, I hope. I want to make this as simple for him as I can, because he is very busy in many ways. I will email him to ask if he is can give me dimensions and approx weight, so I can look closer at e-go. The printing of shipping labels is pretty standard practice. l have been cought out in past with dimensions or weight not being entirely accurate, with this costing a LOT more once transpost company checks this. With something like the pieces I'm talking about, there is real potential to be charged huse excess costs.

At first appearance, my 'treasure' may look unimpressive. A closer look reveals all the brackets, and attachments that make a great difference to a build up like mine. It would be possible to cut (literally) dimensions down, but that would be a shame to do. Won't say any more publically about the parts or their source, to avoid identifying the seller.

[Private_collector]

Just did a quote on e-go. It is a very rough guestimate because I'm not 100% on dimensions yet, and weight is a wild shot in the dark. Cost is around $375.00. Hmmm. May just be comparable to fuel, accomodation, meals costs of a long road trip. Oh, and I don't get to inspect the extensive collection if shipping co does the move I have about 100hrs of 80s music for just such a trip!

Added: Now able to narrow down weight to within 50kgs ish. At the revised weight of 500kg, shipping is over $1000 via e-go. Yikes!

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Tony,

Yikes! is right. $1,000 freight, didn't realize you were shipping half a tonne. Anyway, it is still handy for fellow Aussie MLU members to know about E-Go.

They are a lot cheaper than Aussie Post and will ship larger items in any event.

It does require a bit of liaison and cooperation with the seller but I found fellow old vehicle enthusiasts were always more than willing to help out.

Hope you get some success finding a cheaper way of getting the items to you.

Cheers,

[Ken Smith]

Good day Tony,
I found Land Transport in Toowoomba very helpful. I sent a very heavy pallet load of wheels and a winch to Melbourne and I think the price was under $200.00. The only thing was it all had to be on the pallet and absolutely nothing sticking over the edge, weight didn't matter.
They also brought one of my complete AB160 teaspoon tippers up from their depot in Dubbo to their depot in Toowoomba, and it was reasonable freight as well. They didn't even bend the tailshaft on it, when they loaded it on the semi with a big forklift, which I was impressed with.

Ken

[jack neville]

Tony if you PM me the details I can try another online quoter. Australian Online Transport. I actually sourced them through E Go when they quoted on some freight of mine and I now deal direct with them on phone. Cutting out the middle computer Man so to speak. I have sent personal stuff, often pallets of 200-400 kg all over Australia and they have always beaten everyone else's price. Or I can put you in touch with them and you can deal direct.

Jack

[Private_collector]

Jacques: I didn't realise I was shipping half a ton at first either! Really wouldn't have picked it was going to be that heavy, but seller knows these things. He also has a contact who is driving a heavy transport vehicle to Nth QLD. I have emailed that guy several days ago, and awaiting reply.

Ken: I will try Land Transport if suitable pallet can be used. Seller advises the larger piece (trails portion) will require 2x pallets to carry it. Too big for one. If memory serves me right, there are longer pallets??? The frustrating thing is, if I were down there, it would be a piece of proverbial to organise packing and shipping because I'm VERY motivated to get this happening. I want it to be as little inconvenience for seller as possible. I can't explain, but he is really doing me a great favor in handing over these parts, so I don't want to keep bothering him with more and more tasks. Unfortunately, without his help, this won't be easy. I think my best bet is the fellow mentioned above, who is not only travelling from that area to QLD, but is intending to visit the seller shortly before leaving. All i need is to hear from him, with agreeable costing.

Jack: Coincidentally, and considering Australian travelling distances overall, you're not far from the seller. I'm checking the Australian online trpt website right now. They sound refreshingly down to earth. I'll call them Monday.

If everything else fails, or is too costly, I will be taking a long roadtrip. My trailer is 7' by 5' and strong. Fitting the parts won't be a problem. I hope weight isn't too great. It's a long way to drive a heavily laden trailer. I've successfully carried the 25pr axle (wheel to wheel). Didn't even feel the drag of it. Surely my parts won't be heavier than that. I'll want to buy a spare tyre for trailer before attempting such a distance.